Cruising is the state in which an individual or group can cover the most distance with the least energy while moving.
It can also be used to describe the feeling of flow that goes along with being up and running on a project and totally unblocked.
It comes from the idea of an airplane being at "cruising altitude" -- the airplane doesn't have to re-spend the energy requisite to take off anymore once it has reached cruising altitude
It is also similar to the experience of sailing, when the wind has fully filled the sail and the vector of the boat's motion is consistent and direct.
It can also be used to describe the feeling of flow that goes along with being up and running on a project and totally unblocked.
It comes from the idea of an airplane being at "cruising altitude" -- the airplane doesn't have to re-spend the energy requisite to take off anymore once it has reached cruising altitude
It is also similar to the experience of sailing, when the wind has fully filled the sail and the vector of the boat's motion is consistent and direct.
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Get the cruising mug.Yeahhh, I haven't been cruising as hard recently, what with the steep-as-dick gas prices and the drop in temperature. Oooh, which reminds me - I have to order some new scarves.
by brikk12367 September 24, 2022
Get the Cruising mug.Cruising grounds are public places where people meet for anonymous sex. They are commonly used by closeted married men seeking casual sex who do not want to risk being caught by their wife using phone applications like Grindr. They are also used by both men and women that have public sex fetishes are who cannot host a sexual partner.
Some cruising grounds, such as public bathrooms, adult video arcades, and bathhouses have a glory hole. Other cruising grounds are more exposed, such as areas in the woods, in the dunes of nude beaches, and in dark street alleyways.
Public cruising typically start as a places conducive for sex, such as a basement bathroom in a public area that doesn't get a lot of traffic, offers privacy, and makes it easy to hear others approach. People start to arrange to meet at these locations for sex. Eventually the location develops a reputation for anonymous sex which attracts even more people to come to this location, even without prearrangements.
Free online websites such as holehunter.com maintain databases for people to find cruising grounds near them. These sites are editable to allow people to add and edit listings as cruising ground locations often change.
Some cruising grounds, such as public bathrooms, adult video arcades, and bathhouses have a glory hole. Other cruising grounds are more exposed, such as areas in the woods, in the dunes of nude beaches, and in dark street alleyways.
Public cruising typically start as a places conducive for sex, such as a basement bathroom in a public area that doesn't get a lot of traffic, offers privacy, and makes it easy to hear others approach. People start to arrange to meet at these locations for sex. Eventually the location develops a reputation for anonymous sex which attracts even more people to come to this location, even without prearrangements.
Free online websites such as holehunter.com maintain databases for people to find cruising grounds near them. These sites are editable to allow people to add and edit listings as cruising ground locations often change.
Have you heard about the new cruising ground in the park? Someone drilled a glory hole in the stall wall.
by cruisedb April 26, 2020
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Dude) You're cruising for a bruising mate, do you wanna ask anything else?
Rob) <exits room>
Dude) You're cruising for a bruising mate, do you wanna ask anything else?
Rob) <exits room>
by footjuice_solutions June 17, 2009
Get the Cruising for a Bruising mug.Same as Cruisin' the Gut, though it wasn't limited to Appleton, Wisconsin. In the 1960s, teenagers in Battle Creek, Michigan, would "cruise the gut" or "go cruising the gut." They'd load their car with friends and drive slowly along Michigan Avenue, the main downtown shopping street on Friday and Saturday nights throughout the spring, summer, and fall.
As in Appleton, cruising the gut was primarily social, a chance to show off your car and how cool you were...and to eye everyone else, too.
These days, classic car collectors seem to have taken over the term. There's an annual "Cruise the Gut" event in Battle Creek, and a larger "Cruising the Gut" classic car show in Vancouver, Washington. Another regional variant is "Dragging the Gut," as celebrated in McMinnville, Oregon.
As in Appleton, cruising the gut was primarily social, a chance to show off your car and how cool you were...and to eye everyone else, too.
These days, classic car collectors seem to have taken over the term. There's an annual "Cruise the Gut" event in Battle Creek, and a larger "Cruising the Gut" classic car show in Vancouver, Washington. Another regional variant is "Dragging the Gut," as celebrated in McMinnville, Oregon.
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Get the cruising for a bruising mug.the phase of being high when you're just absolutely chillin'. you're just the right amount of high ;)
#guy 1: "dude, are you still super high and freaking out?"
#guy 2: "nah dude, i'm totally at cruising altitude right now"
#guy 2: "nah dude, i'm totally at cruising altitude right now"
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